📍 Sannio
The hills of Benevento with Falanghina.
Sannio is a hilly zone around the city of Benevento in Campania, southern Italy. The name comes from the Samnites, an ancient people who lived here. It is one of the largest wine territories of Campania, and part of that region.
The main grapes are the white Falanghina and the red Aglianico. Sannio produces some of the best-known Falanghina wines: dry, fresh, with citrus and floral aromas. Aglianico from the Taburno mountain area gives Aglianico del Taburno (DOCG), a full-bodied red with high acidity and tannins.
The zone also contains smaller names: Benevento (IGT), Dugenta and Guardia Sanframondi. Barbera, Greco and Fiano are grown as well. Red, white and sparkling wines are made.
Sannio is part of Campania; nearby lies Irpinia, home of Taurasi and Greco di Tufo. Sannio more often offers more affordable wines. Falanghina goes well with seafood and mozzarella, and the red Taburno with meat. The name Sannio on a label shows that the grapes grew in this very area, which makes it easy to look for similar wines.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Sannio ← main grape of ← 🍇 Aglianico → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Campania
- Related to
- 📜 Falanghina del Sannio, 📜 Benevento, 📜 Dugenta, 📜 Aglianico del Taburno, 🍷 Still wine, 🍷 Sparkling wine
- Grapes
- 🍇 Falanghina, 🍇 Aglianico
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Aglianico, 🍇 Falanghina, 🍇 Barbera
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sannio?
In Campania, around the city of Benevento.
Which grapes are main?
The white Falanghina and the red Aglianico.
What is Aglianico del Taburno?
A DOCG red from Aglianico grown near Mount Taburno, full-bodied and tannic.
What to read next
- 📜 Falanghina del Sannio — Fresh white wines from Falanghina from the province of Benevento.
- 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
- 📜 Dugenta — Dugenta is an Italian PGI (traditionally IGT) for red, rosé, white and red novello wines from the commune of Dugenta in the province of Benevento.
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
Similar
📍 Campi Flegrei · 📍 Vesuvius · 📍 Irpinia · 📜 Galluccio · 📜 Falerno del Massico · 📜 Penisola Sorrentina
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
What it includes
Sources
- Ministero dell'agricoltura (MASAF)
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register